Cuspidor.



H. 0. LOVIS.

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1910.

1,01 5,046. Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

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HENRY C. LOVIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO. SEABURY & JOHNSON, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CUSPIDOR.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. LovIs, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements inCuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings This invention relates to thatclass of cuspidors comprising a light metal frame or holder and aremovable receptacle of paper or other suitable material; and theinvention has for its object to provide a frame or holder which may bemore cheaply manufactured than similar holders heretofore known, butwhich will be as efficient and convenient as the similar holders nowgenerally in use.

To this end the improved holder, which is square or rectangular in shapeand is provided with a suitable handle, consists, handle and all, of asingle piece of thin sheet metal bent into proper shape, the handleconsisting of an integral part of the holder and being struck outtherefrom, and provided with integral strengthening ribs. The holder ispreferably provided with a springpressed cover having a lifting thumbpiece projecting therefrom and integral therewith, said thumb-piecebeing ribbed to stiffen and strengthen the same.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective 'view of theimproved holder, Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same on line 2-2,Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the cover.

Referring to the drawings, 12 denotes the body of the holder which isformed from a single piece or strip of sheet metal the ends of which areclenched or seamedtogether, as at 13. The edge of the piece or strip isturned inward at the bottom of the holder to form an inwardly extendingand practically continuous flange 14 which will support the removablepaper receptacle. The overlapping corner portions of the said flange arepreferably secured together by Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 12, 1910.

Patented J an. 16,1912. Serial No. 581,546.

self-formed rivets 15 made by punching, and the joining parts at theseam 13 are preferably similarly secured together, as by self-formedrivets 16.

The holder is provided with a handle 17 integral therewith, said handlebeing formed by partly cutting out a part of one wall of the holder androlling over the edges of the part thus cut out to form a roundedstrengthening rib 18 at the edges and lower end of the handle, saidrounded rib permitting the handle to be firmly grasped without danger ofinjuring or cutting the fingers of the user. The point of connection ofthe integral handle with the body of the holder is preferably stiffenedand strengthened by struck-up ribs 19. This method of forming the handleby striking the same out of one wall of the holder leaves an opening insaid wall with the integral handle connected to said wall at one edge ofsaid opening.

The rear wall of the holder is preferably (but not necessarily) madesomewhat higher than the other walls, for the convenient removal of thepaper receptacle, and to the said rear wall is attached, by a suitablehinge, the cover 20 having an integral thumb-piece 21 by which it can beconveniently lifted against the action of gravity, assisted by a closingspring 22. The projecting end of the thumbpiece 21 is preferablyrounded, as shown, and the said thumb-piece is preferably stiffened bylongitudinal struck-up ribs 23.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the improved holderconsists of a body portion and a cover each of which, with its handleand thumb-piece, is formed of a single piece of thin sheet metal, sothat the holder may be made at the least possible eX- pense, therebyeconomizing cost in manufacture.

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. A cuspidor holder or frame, of rectangular form, adapted to contain acup or receptacle, and having an integral handle, an open bottom and asupporting flange extending inward around said bottom, said holder orframe, flange, handle and all, consisting of a single piece of thinsheet metal.

2. A cuspidor holder or frame, of rectangular form, adapted to contain acup or receptacle and having an integral handle, an open bottom and asupporting flange extending inward around said bottom, said holder orframe, flange, handle and all, consisting of a single piece of thinsheet metal,

said holder or frame being provided with a hinged cover having anintegral, ribbed thumb-piece.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY 0. LOVE.

Witnesses:

WM. J. SAWYER, H. B. WRIGHT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

